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Differentia

/dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/

A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.

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A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.

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differentiationnoun	The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
dimorphismnoun	(biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
diergismnoun	(biology) The existence, in a single species, of two distinct ways of a structure or organ functioning.
discrimennoun	A distinction, particularity, or distinguishing feature.
odortypenoun	(biology) An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species.
dichotomynoun	A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
morphospeciesnoun	(biology) A species distinguished from others only by its morphology.
phenospeciesnoun	A species differentiated from others by its phenotype
codifferentiationnoun	(biology) To differentiate in parallel, as in embryonic or evolutionary development
sexual dimorphismnoun	A physical difference between male and female individuals of the same species.
varietynoun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
microdifferentiationnoun	(biology) Very small-scale differentiation, typically leading to speciation
type speciesnoun	(taxonomy) A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
morphnoun	A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.
life formnoun	The morphology of an organism that distinguishes it from others.
secondary sex characteristicnoun	A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
divisionoun	(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below regnum and above classis.
biocharacternoun	(biology, uncommon) A defining characteristic of an organism or group of organisms
genospeciesnoun	(genetics, taxonomy) A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
ethospeciesnoun	(biology) A species that is reproductively isolated from other morphologically similar species due to its breeding behaviour.